Supervisor Sterile Processing

Key Responsibilities

• Supervises the central sterile processing and endoscopy tech specialist staff to ensure department and hospital guidelines are adhered and followed.
• Conducts verbal and written performance conversations with staff following departmental and institutional policies.
• Ensures implementation of standards within the quality assurance monitoring process and improvements are followed.
• Oversees ordering of departmental supplies, instrumentation and equipment needs.
• Captures shift schedules, performs electronic timekeeping and assigns job responsibilities based on departmental staffing needs.
• Analyzes the rules and regulations for situations that are unusual and knows the interrelationship and implication of various rules and regulations in other areas of the department.
• Maintains staff orientation and training instructions for new personnel.

Technical Capabilities

• Environmental Sterility & Safety (Intermediate): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate environmental sterility and safety in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
• Surgical Equipment Knowledge (Intermediate): Knowledge of the specific equipment and its performance criteria, capabilities and limitations. Able to use the equipment to accomplish basic tasks associated with the specific devices. May conduct remedial maintenance and preventive maintenance.
• Equipment Operation and Maintenance (Intermediate): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate the ability to maintain equipment, products, or systems in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
• Inventory Control (Intermediate): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate inventory control in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
• Quality Assurance (Intermediate): Performs, documents and monitors all quality control tools. Ability to read, interpret and practically apply the various Manufacturer Instructions for Use. Possess a strong knowledge base of regulations and standards that govern sterile processing functions and operations.

Core Accountabilities

• Organizational Impact: Plans and sets day-to-day objectives for the team that have a direct effect on the results of the department or area that the job is in.
• Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Resolves technical and operational problems within provided guidelines.
• Breadth of Knowledge: Applies advanced subject matter knowledge within a specific technical area and basic management knowledge to support the team.
• Team Interaction: Leads/supervises a unit within a department or a small department. Typically without budget or hire/fire authority.

Position Qualifications

• Responsibilities: Supervises the central sterile processing and endoscopy tech specialist staff to ensure department and hospital guidelines are adhered and followed.
• Certifications: Certified Healthcare Leader - Healthcare Sterile Processing Association, Certified Registered Central Service Technician - Healthcare Sterile Processing Association, Certified Registered Central Service Technician - Healthcare Sterile Processing Association.
• Work Experience: Relevant Work Experience Experience Level : 4 years.
• Education: High School Diploma or GED.